He’s a viral GIF. So he’s using it to fundraise for charity


This GIF provided by Giant Bomb shows Drew Scanlon from a 2013 live-streaming event produced by the gaming site Giant Bomb. Scanlon’s expression during a moment in the live stream became known across the Internet to express disbelief or confusion. Scanlon is using the resulting GIF's fame for good, by soliciting donations for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to aid with research and advocacy for the disease. — Giant Bomb via AP

If you’ve been on social media, or texted with GIF-loving friends, you know Drew Scanlon’s face.

His GIF, known as “Blinking Guy” or “Blinking White Guy”, is estimated to have been used more than 1.7 billion times across the Internet to express disbelief or confusion. It even has its own Twitter page.

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